Chuck Beard

Chuck Beard began the Abandoned Pittsburgh project in 2011; the photographic project explores and documents the Steel City's historic and industrial sites, including St. Nicholas Croatian Catholic Church, Carrie Furnace, Overholt Distillery, Westinghouse Atom Smasher, and more. He opened the Abandoned Pittsburgh Gallery in the historic Homestead Municipal Building in November 2016. Two Abandoned Pittsburgh books have been published, and a third is planned for late 2017. Chuck is also Art Director at Pittsburgh Magazine.